We had been apart for ten years, but we met again on the road to war.
Where is the horse's head headed? The sunset is over thousands of peaks.
——"Farewell again after long separation" by Quan Deyu (Tang Dynasty)
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After breaking Li Fuguo's evil spell, Gao Lishi was about to kill Li Fuguo when hundreds of crossbowmen suddenly appeared on the city tower and fired their crossbows at Gao Lishi.
It turned out that Prince Li Chu led the Sixth Army of the East Palace to Xuanwu Gate to reinforce the counter-rebellion army.
Hundreds of crossbow arrows came roaring like a storm.
Seeing that Li Fuguo was so close and his head was at his fingertips, but was blocked by the Sixth Leader of the East Palace, Gao Lishi was quite unwilling.
Gao Lishi swung his bare pole to dust the dust and blocked the arrows. However, after being seriously injured, the body's protective energy was broken, making it difficult to defend against the arrow rain.
The prince Li Chu on the tower also recognized Gao Lishi. He hid behind the tooth-shaped battlements and winked. The seven or eight armored warriors beside Li Chu understood this and held sharp blades. They jumped down to capture and kill Gao Lishi.
These powerful armored warriors are the personal bodyguards of Prince Li Chu, and there are many top masters.
As soon as Gao Lishi saw these people jumping out, he knew that Li Fuguo should not die today. He was seriously injured and it was difficult to compete.
He let out a long sigh, swooped down from the wall, unfolded his robes, and like a big bird, glided over the Chongxuan Gate and landed in the Forbidden Garden north of the Daming Palace...
The Forbidden Garden is a vast forest, where the royal family's children hunt.
Gao Lishi ran into the jungle and felt relieved when he saw no one around.
This galloping caused wounds and blood to flow in. Gao Lishi felt like the world was spinning. If it weren't for his deep internal strength, he would have fainted on the spot.
Gao Lishi's five fingers were like wheels, and he hit several acupoints to seal the blood vessels, thus stopping the bleeding.
Gao Lishi sat cross-legged and was about to adjust his breathing when he suddenly heard a person behind him say coldly: "Things are unpredictable. It has only been a few years. Gao Lishi, who used to be a high-ranking official, has become a lost dog."
Gao Lishi sighed secretly, if he met this person, he might be doomed today.
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The person secretly following him was none other than Bai Fu.
Just when Feilong Army and Zuolongwu Army were joining forces, Bai Fu led Li Xiang, Lynx'er and others also rushed to Xuanwu Gate.
When Bai Fu saw the command of Yue Wang Li Xi, he was not angry at all.
There are two hundred Mo Swordsmen in the Yingwu Army, wearing Xuanjia Mingguang Armor. This kind of Mingguang Armor has a whole plate of steel armor placed on the vital parts, which has strong protective power. The disadvantage is that the armor is too heavy and the movement is not flexible enough.
The Mo Dao is similar to the mace. They are both powerful weapons that rely on explosive power to defeat the enemy with one blow. Even if the enemy's armor is not broken and the blade is bloody, the Mo Dao can still kill the enemy by smashing it with just its weight.
It is precisely because of the huge weight of Mo Dao that its attack speed is slow, its moves are easy to see through, and its long-lasting combat capability is therefore relatively weak.
Therefore, Mo Dao Shou wearing Xuanjia Mingguang Armor is best suited to fight the enemy in formation and cannot fight alone.
However, King Li Xi of Yue gave random orders, causing Mo Daoshou to be defeated by his opponents one by one.
The Feilong Army detoured from the side of Mo Daoshou and relied on the speed of their horses to knock Mo Daoshou, who was fighting alone, to the ground. Because the armor was too heavy, it was difficult for Mo Daoshou to get up. Before he could get up, he was killed by Zuo Longwujun.
The soldier stabbed his face with his long spear...
Bai Fu ordered Lynx and other shooters to quickly snipe and kill the flying dragon army horses at the front one by one.
Then he ordered Li Xiang and other Zuo Qianniu guards to rush into the position and kill Zuo Longwu's soldiers beside Mo Daoshou.
With this moment of respite, many fallen Mo Daoshou were able to get up from the ground.
In the battle of Xiangji Temple, Baifu defeated An Shouzhong with 500 swordsmen, and Li Guiren's army of 100,000 soldiers became famous all over the world. In the Tang Dynasty, everyone among the swordsmen regarded Li Siye, and Baifu was the god of the swordsman.
Bai Fu gave an order, and the Mo Daoshou who had been rescued quickly gathered together and formed a formation.
Bai Fu picked up a Mo Dao from the side of the dead Mo Daoshou and rushed out, heading straight for the Feilong Army.
The iron cavalry of the Flying Dragon Army swarmed in. Bai Fu raised his sword and slashed out with his sword. The sword suddenly appeared, and the flying dragon cavalry were all smashed into pieces. Both the man and the horse were chopped into two halves!
Bai Fushen took the lead, and the soldiers who suppressed the rebellion were all encouraged, and Mo Daoshou's morale was greatly boosted! They all sacrificed their lives, and counted one as ten.
The Mo swordsmen formed an array and moved forward in unison, like an iron wall advancing forward. No one can stand up to it!
Under Bai Fu's command, Mo Dao's hands advanced in odd and even numbers respectively, cutting and stabbing together, complementing each other, and providing each other with offense and defense.
Mo Dao's army, which is fully attacking and fully defending, has few flaws and is extremely powerful in killing. Mo Dao cuts horses and people like melons and vegetables.
The iron cavalry of the Feilong Army came one after another and rushed to the front of the formation, but they were all cut in half by Mo Dao! The Mo Dao Army was like a meat grinding machine, rolling forward, killing generals and splitting horses, and was invincible!
In less than half an hour, under the command of Bai Fu, the Yingwu Army and Zuo Qianniu Guards defeated Feilong Army and Zuowu Guards, quickly occupied Jiacheng, and captured Chongxuanmen and Xuanwumen.
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Just as Gao Lishi and Li Fuguo were fighting, Bai Fu was already lurking beside them.
The reason why Bai Fu didn't show up was because he wanted to use Gao Lishi to kill Li Fuguo.
On the same day, Bai Fu secretly escorted Li Zhuer, the eunuch in Anlu Mountain, to Li Bi's place.
Based on the clues from Li Zhuer's confession, Li Mi had always suspected that Li Fuguo was An Lushan's ultimate undercover lurking beside Suzong.
After Li Fuguo gained favor, he became extremely powerful. He controlled the government and exercised power at will. In particular, he used the secret agency Mastiff Guards to extract confessions through torture, exclude dissidents, and frame Zhongliang.
All this made Bai Fu hate Li Fuguo extremely, and wanted to get rid of him quickly. Today, if he can be eradicated with the help of Gao Lishi, it will really be a plan to kill two birds with one stone.
Unfortunately, at the critical moment, Bai Fu's wishful thinking was disrupted by Prince Li Chu.
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Gao Lishi didn't even look back and said, "General Bai, why haven't you taken action yet? With my injuries today, I am no match for you. This old man's head on his neck is guaranteed to make you a prince."
Bai Fu smiled calmly and said: "I originally wanted to end it with you at Xuanwu Gate. The decisive battle between the two masters at the top of the Forbidden City will be passed down through the ages. Just like you taking off Li Taibai's boots.
Unexpectedly, Li Fuguo took the lead and both sides suffered losses in the fight with you.
I followed you all the way, and based on my observation, your current injury cannot survive ten blows in my hands.
There are fewer and fewer masters in the world, wouldn't it be boring if you were killed by me like this?"
A cold light suddenly appeared in Gao Lishi's eyes, and he said sternly: "Bai Fu, you are still not ruthless enough! I captured you alive, put you in a prison in heaven, and locked you up in Lihen Heaven, but you actually showed kindness to a woman?
Your master was too soft-hearted back then, so he lost to Your Majesty and caused Princess Taiping's party to be slaughtered. Are you going to make the same mistake again?"
Bai Fu's tiger body trembled, and his murderous aura suddenly appeared.
Gao Lishi closed his eyes and waited for the last moments of his life.
Bai Fu didn't take any action. After a while, Bai Fu opened his mouth.
Bai Fu said slowly: "I won't kill you because the Taifu told me, 'The treacherous ministers are in power. Among all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, only Gao Lishi dared to tell the truth to His Majesty, which shows his loyalty and courage.'"
Gao Lishi was silent for a long time, his eyes filled with tears.
Bai Fu threw something, and Gao Lishi reached out to catch it. It was a pill.
Bai Fu said: "Since you are not afraid of death, you probably don't have to worry about me poisoning you. This is my Qingcheng's healing elixir. With your internal strength, you can recover from your internal injuries in seven days."
After saying that, Bai Fu walked away with a long stride.
"General Bai, please stay!" Gao Lishi called out to Bai Fu in a loud voice.
"Aweng, do you have any other instructions?" Bai Fu smiled slightly.
Gao Lishi bit the elixir into pieces and swallowed it into his mouth. He held the index and middle fingers of his right hand with his left hand. After a struggle, he broke off the two fingers of his right hand.
Bai Fu's face was moved, and he sighed quietly: "Why are you doing this?"
With their fingers connected to their hearts, Gao Lishi was so painful that he broke into a cold sweat.
Gao Lishi gritted his teeth to hold back the severe pain, and said in a trembling voice: "I, Gao Lishi, have no children, no worries in this world, and no fear of life or death.
The reason why I thank you for not killing me is not for my humble life, but for Your Majesty. If I live for one day, I can protect Your Majesty for one day.
Li Heng will definitely not give up on what happened today, but as long as I serve His Majesty, he will not dare to go too far."
Bai Fu nodded without saying a word.
With trembling fingers, Gao Lishi took out the sterling silver gourd from the purple gold fish bag, pulled out the stopper of the gourd, injected his inner strength, and two golden rings flew out of the gourd and slowly fell into Bai Fu's palm.
Gao Lishi said: "This is your dragon-patterned ring, and it returns to its original owner today.
The reverse scale of the dragon python is a god of the underworld, and cannot be integrated with the Xuanmen mind method you have learned. Only when you learn the method of planting demons in the Taoist mind, and the demon seed first takes shape, can you fully control it."
Bai Fu was stunned and asked: "What is the method of planting demons in the Taoist heart?"
Gao Lishi smiled and said: "General Bai, let me ask you, compared with Qingcheng Kung Fu, Kongtong, Kunlun, Emei, Shaolin and other seven major sects, which one is higher?"
Bai Fu shook his head and said: "To be honest, Qingcheng Kung Fu is inferior to the seven major sects."
Gao Lishi said: "In that case, why is Qingcheng Town guarding Shushan instead of Emei and Shaolin?"
Bai Fu was shocked and saluted, "Would you like to hear the details?"
Gao Lishi sighed: "Because Qingcheng's secret skill is not to deal with people, but to subdue the six demon kings and eight ghost commanders."
Bai Fu was stunned and said: "Apart from the strange beasts in the Netherworld Valley, is it possible that there are really monsters and monsters in the world?"
Gao Lishi leaned on the ground with a dust whisk, stood up tremblingly, and said: "General Bai's holy healing medicine is indeed extraordinary. My eight meridians of energy and blood have been opened. It's time to go back and restore your Majesty's life.
As for ghosts, if you believe them, they exist; if you don’t, they don’t exist.”
Gao Lishi took two steps, stopped, turned around and said, "General Bai, as a close disciple of the head of Qingxuan, why did he never teach you the method of subduing demons?"
Bai Fu was stunned for a moment, bowed and said, "Please give me some advice, Aweng."
Gao Lishi chuckled, waved his hands, arched his back, and continued to move forward, his voice intermittent: "The secret must not be leaked. General Bai, please take care of yourself..."